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Question 8

Select all that apply: which sentences use a conditional form that matches the stated time meaning?

  1. If a compass is kept beside a strong magnet, its reading becomes unreliable.Correct answer
  2. If the grant arrives next Tuesday, we will restore the playground.Correct answer
  3. If a compass will remain beside a strong magnet, its reading becomes unreliable.
  4. If the grant will arrive next Tuesday, we will restore the playground.

Explanation

The dependable compass effect takes present forms in both clauses, while the expected grant delivery takes a present condition with a future result. The rejected sentences put will inside if-clauses whose non-agentive subjects cannot supply a willingness meaning.

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